Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Accelerate Innovation and Technology Development in the Oil and Gas Industry

大数据和人工智能推动石油技术继续创新发展

Dear CAPA Members and Friends:

Chinese American Petroleum Association is pleased to announce the 2018 Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposium, which is to be held on Friday, October 19, 2018.This year, the Southwest Section of the Chinese American Chemical Society (SW-CACS) will co-organize the Downstream and Chemicals sessions with CAPA.The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will continue to sponsor the student paper contest.

The symposium venue is the Marathon Conference Center, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056, courtesy of the continuing and generous support from Marathon Oil Corporation.

In recent years, the oil and gas industry has seen significant and critical advancement in data science and technologies derived from data management. Across technical and business functions, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the traditional data analysis, data visualization, and predictive tools. High-speed tech computing could help reduce time and resources for trouble shooting, literature search, and improve reliability in operations. Machine learning, in partnership with human intelligence could expedite alternative screenings and accelerate innovation. In the meantime, the deployment of Big Data and AI-based technologies will require resources, infrastructure and technical support, and many issues such as applicability, reliability, and security are yet to be validated. This technical symposium intends to explore these evolvements from a systematic and big-picture view to better understand the constraints and potential opportunities, and identify areas to assist the integration of these novel tools and technologies in the O&G industry.

We encourage you to submit abstracts on relevant topics as described in the technical sessions below. Student members are also encouraged to submit their papers to the Student Paper Contest session and take this opportunity to share their research results as well as to improve their presentation skills.

Symposium Program Outline

(1) General Session (Morning):

Four to five invited keynote speakers from major oil companies and the service sector will discuss high-level, current and future challenges, opportunities and solutions.

(2) Parallel Technical Sessions (Afternoon):

· Exploration & Production

· Unconventional Plays

· Upstream Engineering and HSE

· Downstream and Chemicals (jointly with SW-CACS)

· Petroleum Reserves and Valuation

· Business Development - Panel Discussion

· Student paper contest - All student papers will be oral presentations in English. Awards will be given at the end of the session ($500 – 1st place; $300 – 2nd place; $200 – 3rd place).

The Road to Recovery: How Integration and Innovation Help the Energy Industry to Evolve and Adapt Successfully

復甦之路：整合與創新如何幫助能源行業持續成功發展和適應

DATE: Friday, November 3, 2017

VENUE: Marathon Oil Tower, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056

THEME

Dear CAPA Members and Friends:

Chinese American Petroleum Association is pleased to announce the 2017 Petroleum Technical Symposium, which is to be held on Friday, November 3, 2017.The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will sponsor the student paper contest. Additionally, the Society of Petroleum Resources Economists (SPRE) will co-host the session on Petroleum Economics this year.

The symposium venue is the Marathon Conference Center, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056,courtesy of the continuing and generous support from Marathon Oil Corporation.

The symposium will focus on the theme of “The Road to Recovery: How Integration and Innovation Help the Energy Industry to Evolve and Adapt Successfully”. The oil and gas industry had gone through what was considered the most challenging environment in the last few years and starts to show signs of new asset development. There is no doubt that the global energy demand will rapidly grow, albeit the growth of fossil fuels in general are strongly challenged by energy mix shifting to alternative renewable sources, increasing supply abundance, energy efficiency increase, and more stringent regulations on global climate change issues. While integrations and innovations are keys to generate and grasp new opportunities to grow our capabilities for long term sustainable development, what are some of the key enablers critical for the industry’s sustainable success? What are likely to be the new industry trend and key uncertainties coincide with the opportunities and solutions? We’d like to explore these topics in this year’s technical symposium with technical experts, industry leaders, and fellow members.

We encourage you to submit presentations relevant to the symposium theme. Exceptional technical papers will potentially be considered for future Global Chinese Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposiums (GCPPTS). Student members are encouraged to submit their papers to the Student Paper Contest session and take this opportunity to share their research results as well as to improve their presentation skills.

Symposium Program Outline

(1) General Session (Morning):

Four invited keynote speakers from major oil companies and the service sector will discuss high-level, current and future challenges, opportunities and solutions.

(2) Parallel Technical Sessions (Afternoon):

· Deepwater and Conventional Exploration & Production

· Big Data and Unconventional Plays

· Petroleum Economics (Co-organized with SPRE)

· Engineering and HSE

· Business Development

· Student paper contest - All student papers will be oral presentations in English. Awards will be given at the end of the session ($500 – 1st place; $300 – 2nd place; $200 – 3rd place).

The Road to Recovery: How Integration and Innovation Help the Energy Industry to Evolve and Adapt Successfully

復甦之路：整合與創新如何幫助能源行業持續成功發展和適應

Dear CAPA Members and Friends:

Chinese American Petroleum Association is pleased to announce the 2017 Petroleum Technical Symposium, which is to be held on Friday, November 3, 2017.The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will sponsor the student paper contest. Additionally, the Society of Petroleum Resources Economists (SPRE) will co-host the session on Petroleum Economics this year.

The symposium venue is the Marathon Conference Center, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056,courtesy of the continuing and generous support from Marathon Oil Corporation.

The symposium will focus on the theme of “The Road to Recovery: How Integration and Innovation Help the Energy Industry to Evolve and Adapt Successfully”. The oil and gas industry had gone through what was considered the most challenging environment in the last few years and starts to show signs of new asset development. There is no doubt that the global energy demand will rapidly grow, albeit the growth of fossil fuels in general are strongly challenged by energy mix shifting to alternative renewable sources, increasing supply abundance, energy efficiency increase, and more stringent regulations on global climate change issues. While integrations and innovations are keys to generate and grasp new opportunities to grow our capabilities for long term sustainable development, what are some of the key enablers critical for the industry’s sustainable success? What are likely to be the new industry trend and key uncertainties coincide with the opportunities and solutions? We’d like to explore these topics in this year’s technical symposium with technical experts, industry leaders, and fellow members.

We encourage you to submit presentations relevant to the symposium theme. Exceptional technical papers will potentially be considered for future Global Chinese Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposiums (GCPPTS). Student members are encouraged to submit their papers to the Student Paper Contest session and take this opportunity to share their research results as well as to improve their presentation skills.

Symposium Program Outline

(1) General Session (Morning):

Four invited keynote speakers from major oil companies and the service sector will discuss high-level, current and future challenges, opportunities and solutions.

(2) Parallel Technical Sessions (Afternoon):

· Deepwater and Conventional Exploration & Production

· Big Data and Unconventional Plays

· Petroleum Economics (Co-organized with SPRE)

· Engineering and HSE

· Business Development

· Student paper contest - All student papers will be oral presentations in English. Awards will be given at the end of the session ($500 – 1st place; $300 – 2nd place; $200 – 3rd place).

Chinese American Petroleum Association is pleased to announce the 2016 Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposium, which is to be held on Friday, November 4, 2016. The Southwest Section of the Chinese American Chemical Society (SW-CACS) and the Society of Petroleum Resources Economists (SPRE) will co-organize the downstream / petrochemical and Petroleum Economics sessions with CAPA, respectively. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) will continue to sponsor the student paper contest.

The symposium venue is the Marathon Conference Center, 5555 San Felipe, Houston TX 77056, courtesy of the continuing and generous support from Marathon Oil Corporation.

The symposium will focus on the theme of “Navigating and Repositioning for the Future”. The oil and gas industry is going through another round of rebalancing. The challenging oil price environment has caused significant reduction in the work force and slowdown in asset development, especially in North America. Commitment of global leaders to climate change issues will likely lead to more stringent regulations and create impact on resource development worldwide. What will be the new “norms” for the O&G industry? How should we adapt to this new operational, financial, and social environment, while continuing to deploy advanced technologies in the field? How do we turn challenges and obligations into opportunities to grow our capabilities for long term sustainable development? What are some of the key enablers critical for our future success? We’d like to explore these topics in this year’s technical symposium with fellow members, technical experts and leaders in our industry.

We encourage you to submit abstracts relevant to the symposium theme. Student members are encouraged to submit their papers to the Student Paper Contest session and take this opportunity to share their research results as well as to improve their presentation skills.

Student paper contest - All student papers will be oral presentations in English. Awards will be given at the end of the session ($500 – 1st place; $300 – 2nd place; $200 – 3rd place).

Abstract Submission:

Abstract: one-page in English, including your brief biography. Please use the attached template for your abstract.

We are very excited to announce the official commencement of our CAPA Book Club. We kicked it off at our annual meeting and now are ready to put it into operation. The Book Club will be an extension of our annual career development forum to build a community of support.

Mission Statement: Act as a platform to encourage and assist members to carry out the implementation of professional and personal development. To share learnings and support each other in making positive changes in life.

Operation: Rely heavily on members to self-administrate and operate to share books

Book Club Salon: we'll have periodic salon for members to share their learnings in a private and confidential setting.

Please follow the below link to our CAPA Book Club site for instructions on how to join and check out / return books. We also greatly appreciate members to donate books to the club and share learnings. Feel free to contact Tracy Pan at 832-518-0006 or Jing Xiang at 979-571-6223 if you have any questions.